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MS Mus 230.1

Moldenhauer, Hans, collector. The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Printed music compositions: Guide.

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Last update on 2009 January 8

Descriptive Summary

Repository: Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University
Location: Harvard Depository
Note: A portion of this collection is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. See access restrictions below for additional information.
Location: b
Call No.: MS Mus 230.1
Creator: Moldenhauer, Hans, collector.
Title: The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Printed music compositions,
Date(s): 1900-1985.
Quantity: 12 boxes, 1 portfolio box, and 6 volumes (4.5 linear ft.)
Abstract: A portion of the archives relating to twentieth century music, collected by the German-American musicologist, Hans Moldenhauer.

Processing Information:

Processed by: Barbara M. Wolff

Acquisition Information:

*86M-105; *86M-105a; *87M-114; *87M-116; *88M-77; *88M-78; *88M-79; *88M-80; *89M-65; *91M-77; and *2000M-28. In part given by and purchased from Hans Moldenhauer, with funds raised by the Committee for Music Collections at the Houghton Library; received: 1986 Aug. 28 - 2000.

Access Restrictions:

A portion of this collection is not housed at the Houghton Library but is shelved offsite at the Harvard Depository. Retrieval requires advance notice. Readers should check with Houghton Public Services staff to determine what material is offsite and retrieval policies and times.

Access Restrictions:

There are no restrictions on physical access to this material.

Preferred Citation for Publication:

The Moldenhauer Archives at Harvard University: Printed Music Compositions (MS Mus 230.1). Houghton Library, Harvard University.

Historical Note

Hans Moldenhauer (1906-1987) was a German-American musicologist and music collector. He gathered primary source materials relating to music, which became known as the "Moldenhauer Archives."

Scope and Content

This part of the Moldenhauer Archives contains printed scores of 91 20th-century composers of North and Latin America, including immigrant composers.

Separated Material

For additional Houghton materials see also bMS Mus 230 for manuscript music compositions, and AM-18 for other (unprocessed) materials.

Related Material

There are also Moldenhauer Archives at Bayerische Staatsbibliothek, Munich; Library of Congress, Washington D.C.; Moldenhauer Archives, Spokane, Wash.; Northwestern University, Chicago, Ill.; Paul Sacher Stiftung, Basel; Washington State University, Seattle, Wash.; Whitworth College, Spokane, Wash.; Wiener Stadt- u. Landesbibliothek, Vienna; and Zentralbibliothek Zürich.

Bibliography

Summaries of holdings appear in J. Newsom and A. Mann, eds., Music history from primary sources. A guide to the Moldenhauer Archives (Washington, D.C., 2000), p. 483ff.

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